New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-12
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
rur NEW WINE Law UNPOPULAR-"B BLOOMS"
IN III, PARTS OF THE STATE.

IN III, PARTS OF THE STATE.
my TELEGRAPH TO rHE TRIBUNE
rD .uc,sco. June 1.-The decision of the
80. Surname Court, that so-calied drainage
D ',a;n,s must be paid by the Controller estab-
,:.Ias n had precedent which corrupt Legislatures
~ ut,lize. and which throws the State Treasury
ooc,, 10 horde of hungry claimants. The case TINS
.sek was that of Miller against Dunn, the state
Coptroller The case grew out or tue
asbris act passed by the Legislature Oh
$3.50 This act provided for the bui'd'ns
If dams and levees to protect the valley JANUS
.,onc the Sacramento and other rivers from over
eow of debris from hydraulic mines Inc oese
, Nv" At the time declared the act was uncon-
sti,utonal but the Legislature at once appo'h'eu
sn,,,iss,on which let contracts for building dam
'O s nther work. wretched material was fur
S;shsd and the work was SO badly done
n'at the first high water swept away the brush
49, and leyee for which the contractors wanted
- than $3.50 900 from the State. Before they
"a II, 6r;sbsd their work the Supreme Court de-
- the debris act unconstitutional few
n,octors had received their pay, but the majority
so,nd that the Controller would not draw
..or,onts for their claims, so they organ
;,od a lobby and two years ago secured
ho massage of an act by the Legislature appoprlat-
;Dc money to pay their debris claims. Miiier' the
r,emtjff. then applied to Controller Dunn was re-
s,ssd nayment and brought this test suit Most OF
.hs claims under the debris act are now heid oy
s,oor,ators who bought them for about Genus Oh
.ho dollar The worst feature OF this decision Is
.ho, Il establishes the rule that any Work
acme under an act of the LEGISLATURE
even if unconstitutional, may DO maze
Az hos;s of a claim which subsequent
7 legislature may validate and which the state
Controller must pay.
The pure Wine act is being violently attacked by
Tho dealers in California wine The dealers lssueo
a crcular this week warning wine makers
tb,t in buylng wine hereafter they should
.voct in addition to tho stamp required
nv the new law, an Analysis VI
wine for which the wine maker would have 10 pay.
This they declared was their only guarantee thae
What was sold to them was pure The wine makers
vere naturally indignant at this arbitrary order'
for which there IS no good reason. and desired
conference with the dealers. The latter refused 10
meet them but a conference will probably tako
Mace on the Goth. The men VINO make
honest wine are not opposed to the new law iho
main complaint came from the adulterators anu
botters in this city. who see their former pron's
about to end.
The success of the plan of shipping potatoes to
Chicago will give great stimulus to potato grow
ers in California. A large amount OF lana IN inc
central and southern parts of the State Is specially
adapted to early potatoes. planted in December OF
January. They can be dug and marketed before
the Eastern farmer has ploughed his land. In iac''
by another season, they VIII DC ac1l'o
competitors in New-York with the Ber-
midas. in consequence of the establish
ment of freight rate of ST. per
hundred weight. on the fast vegetable train. with
the extraordinary increase of market gardening IN
South California this winter
There will be no procession in San Francisco on
the Fonrtb of July as the chief military companies
have contracted TO assist in country celebrations
Van Haltran. the baseball pitcher, who
has made so great reputation on
this coast has signed with the Chicago club for the
remainder of the season. He was the main stay OF
the Greenwood and Morans the leading San Fran
cisco club.
President Cummings of the Lehigh Valley Rail
road, with his wife and party of friends has been
in the city for a week His wife is the daughter OF
Asa Packer who bequeathed her $lOOOO; OOo
The party was greatly shocked on lhurs-
day by the sudden death OF JONI
Wh the Saye iGeaoT for tSo Eas
taking Mr. Whittles body.
Alexander Demar the well-kDown writer con
finance and money, has returned to this city, lie mas
lust finished reading the proofs OF new Work Oh
the history of the precious metals from the earliest
period. which will be brought out IN England
6. G. Reed, prominent Oregon capitalist is now
here on a visit. He lately purchased two mines IN
the Ceur dAlene district of Idaho for 81, 300 ooo
Justice Field is expected here next week from
Washington.
There is no end to the booms in various parts OF
the State Two immense enterprises have Just
been begun near Los Angeles. One is the formation
of company with 81 800. 900 capital stock, which
has bought nearly 1,20O acres around Old
Mission Church at San Gabriel This Will be
divided into small fruit farms and irrigated from
artesisn wells. For some of this land the com
pany paid as high as 81 600 per acre new sub
burb of Los Angeles has been laid out in lots, Tor
which there are eager purchasers.
South Riverside is another venture in the colony
system, one of whose attractions will be $4,000
hotel.
In Central California. Sacramento has had great
awakening. and prices of real estate have IN some
cases doubled in sixty days. The large landowners
near Sacramento have agreed TO subdivde their
tracts. which has given great impetus to suburban
lands.
The big farm of Decker & Jewett, near Glen,
Ellen, has been bought by a company, which Will
n a larg mr.